City Council Roll Call Votes
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Councilors Flynn, Murphy and FitzGerald offered the following:
Resolution in opposition to safe injection sites in the City of Boston.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors
Murphy and FitzGerald as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Murphy, and FitzGerald, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was not adopted; yeas 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, and
Murphy), nays 8 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia,
Pepén, Santana, and Weber), absent 1 (Worrell).
Votes:
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Councilors FitzGerald, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Flynn,
Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following:
Home Rule Petition for a Special Law Re: an Act Relative to Waive the
Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Luisa Fernandes.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, the rules were suspended; the petition
was passed; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn,
Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber); not present 1 (Mejia); absent
1 (Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an Order To Adopt The Liquor
License Conversion as a Local Option in the City of Boston.
The rules were suspended, the order was passed: yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber),
nays 1 (Flynn), not present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Worrell).
Votes:
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Councilors Flynn, Breadon, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Fire Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed; yeas 9 (Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 3 (Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Worrell).
Votes:
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Councilor Weber called Docket #1571, Resolution in support of Mayor
Michelle Wu's letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, from the Committee
on Civil Rights, Racial Equity and Immigrant Advancement.
Objection by Councilor Flynn.
Committee members polled; yeas 5 (Weber, Pepén, Worrell, Santana,
Mejia), nays 1 (Flynn), not present 1 (Murphy).
The matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilors Breadon, Mejia and Weber, the resolution was
Adopted; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn,
Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), not present 1 (Murphy).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan,
FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Weber and Worrell offered the
following: Resolution recognizing Latino Heritage Month in the City of
Boston from September 15 to October 15.
On motion of Councilors Mejia and Pepén, Rule 12 was invoked to include
Councilor Santana as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Mejia, Pepén and Santana, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber,
Worrell), not present 1 (Murphy).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order a supplemental appropriation order for the Parks
Department for FY26 in the amount Fifty One Thousand Four Hundred
Four Dollars ($51,404.00) to cover the FY26 cost items contained within
the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the
Boston Park Rangers’ Association (BPRA). The terms of the contract are
July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% to
be given in October of each fiscal year of the contract term and flat amounts
of $500, $250, $900, and $800 to be added to annual salaries in January of
each fiscal year. The agreement also includes amended language around
sick and bereavement leave.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY26
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Fifty One
Thousand Four Hundred Four Dollars ($51,404.00) to provide funding for
the Parks Department for the FY26 increases contained within the collective
bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Park
Rangers’ Association (BPRA).
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on September 8, 2025.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston
Public Library Department for FY26 in the amount of One Million Two
Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Thirty Three Dollars ($1,285,033.00) to
cover the FY26 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement
between the City of Boston and AFSCME, Local 1526. The terms of the
contracts are October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 and October 1,
2026 through September 30, 2027. The major provisions of the contracts
include base wage increases of 2% to be given in October of each fiscal
year of the contract term and flat amounts of $500, $250, $800 and $175 to
be added to annual salaries in January of each fiscal year. The agreement
also includes the addition of a prepaid legal benefit as well as changes to
Sunday overtime for certain positions.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY26
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million
Two Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Thirty Three Dollars ($1,285,033.00)
to provide funding for the Boston Public Library Department for the FY26
increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the
City of Boston and the AFSCME, Local 1526.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on September 8, 2025.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta
Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana, Weber, Worrell).